Animals are intentional masterpieces of a loving Creator. They were formed by God with purpose, beauty, and a unique place in His world. In The Grace for Animals, Stephen McCrary invites you to explore Scripture with fresh eyes and a tender heart, revealing God's grace toward the animals we share this world with.Blending biblical insight, personal experiences, and spiritual reflection, this book reminds us that animals are not just part of creation-they are expressions of...

Dystopia, from the Greek dus and topos “bad place,” is a revelatory genre and concept that has experienced a meteoric rise in popularity at the start of the twenty-first century. This book addresses approaches to the study of dystopia from the academic fields of theology and religious studies. Following a co-written chapter where Scott Donahue-Martens and Brandon Simonson argue that dystopia can be understood as demythologized apocalyptic, ten unique contributions each engage a work of pop...

A devastating plague, the missing cure, and a healer who didn’t plan for love…I’m Faelynn, a healer and servant of the fae God. I’d sworn off every fae male who set his sights on me … until him. Dreythis was … unexpected. He has the answers to the questions I face, and resisting his pull on our journey will be no easy feat.The fae in my city are sick with a mysterious plague, and my healer magic has done little to help. With so many dying, I never expected ...

What price would you pay to keep everyone safe?Queen Siobhan of the elves knows that there's only one way to save the world: together. The problem? The elves fled to the Otherworld centuries ago to avoid war. Convincing them they need to join one will be no easy feat. Visions plague her as she ponders how best to sway her people. Can she put things into motion before it's too late, or will the world itself suffer the consequences of their inaction?Queen...

A devastating plague, the missing cure, and a healer who didn’t plan for love…I’m Faelynn, a healer and servant of the fae God. I’d sworn off every fae male who set his sights on me … until him. Dreythis was … unexpected. He has the answers to the questions I face, and resisting his pull on our journey will be no easy feat.The fae in my city are sick with a mysterious plague, and my healer magic has done little to help. With so many dying, I never expected ...

Theology and Wes Craven explores the religious themes in the movies, television shows, and other works of the man who redefined the horror genre with such landmark and notorious films as The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The People Under the Stairs (1991), and Scream (1996). This volume provides a retrospective for his entire career, and then spotlights his most theologically intriguing works...

Some people are marked by prayer. They enter a room with no fanfare, yet you know they are there. They are the people we turn to for wisdom and a listening ear, knowing they carry the marks of prayer. What does it take to become one of these people? Author G. Dwayne McCrary takes us on a journey to identify five traits and gain a deeper understanding of each. Discover how these traits developed in the lives of biblical characters, giving us clues as to how these same marks can be fostered ...

What price would you pay to keep everyone safe?Queen Siobhan of the elves knows that there's only one way to save the world: together. The problem? The elves fled to the Otherworld centuries ago to avoid war. Convincing them they need to join one will be no easy feat. Visions plague her as she ponders how best to sway her people. Can she put things into motion before it's too late, or will the world itself suffer the consequences of their inaction?Queen...

Everglades National Park’s mangrove ecosystem, extending over 230,000 acres of south Florida, is the most expansive in the western hemisphere and the largest continuous system of mangroves in the world. Most of this mangrove area is remote, accessible only by boat, complex and difficult to navigate. In The Everglades: Stories of Grit and Spirit from the Mangrove Wilderness we hear 21 stories from people who have ventured into this wilderness—for scientific work, artistic work, search-and-r...

What happens when a sentient library starts collecting stories from across the multiverse?The T.A.L.E.S. Library is alive, hungry for stories, and has been secretly dispatching librarians across dimensions to hunt down the tales it craves most. These seven stories have one thing in common—they all called out to be found.From botanical witches with dating disasters to dragon hoards in interdimensional caves, from shadow magic gone wrong to ghost trains carry...

Life's foundation is depicted around the notation of how people feel toward each other. If there are attributions or similarities that allow individuals to be comfortable with one another, a level of acceptance is given.Three entities determine our coexistence – family, society and religion. These are the recourses by which most live without judging or questioning their personal validity of life. Yet, who you are is not subject to these three. It may be prominent, but to be free in ...

Dr. Stan McCrary asked if society is correct in the diagnosis of mental health disorders or is it as the bible reflects - Sin? Are social malfunctions such as Kleptomania or Alcoholism a social or rare mental disease or is it Sin as described in the Bible to be merely thieves and drunkards? Is society easily giving passes on bad behavior? Are we helping or harming by labeling bad behavior as a social disease? You must decide.